Pizza by the slice- Sbarro

Thanks to the unscheduled powercut last evening, friend & I decided to get out of the house, go somewhere with AC and when I mentioned not having been to Vijaya Forum Mall, that is where we headed to. From the  exterior appearance to the main entrance, I felt like I had been transported to Bangalore Forum mall [Hosur road]. The place is huge, we did spend a bit of time checking out some stores, did some shopping as  well.

 

And before leaving, decided to grab some dinner [take away]. This is when we hit the Foodcourt, and my friend mentioned Sbarro and how good their pizzas are. Though I am not a pizza fan, decided to give it a shot and was not disappointed. This is the only place [outside of that one stall in bessie beach] where I saw pizzas being sold by slice. They had about 4 kinds of Veg pizzas and 3 Non veg pizzas on display. Apart from this, I also spotted another counter with 2 kinds of pastas, different sauces and veggies. Interesting~! 

Sbarro is a chain of pizza restaurants that specializes in New York style pizza and other Italian-American cuisine. Its headquarters is located in Melville, Huntington, New York. [Source: Wikipedia]

I ordered for 2 slices of Paneer & Brocolli, while the friend ordered for Margarita, Standard Veggie and a Chicken pizza.  Took them about 10 mins to get the order ready, we grabbed our bags and got out of there. 

The pizzas are priced at Rs120 for a normal pizza and premium pizzas -Veg was Rs135 and Non Veg- Rs155

After about an hour or so, at home, we warmed the pizza in the microwave and had them. They were soft, and quite fresh [the base had not become chewy or hard].  What surprised me was I had 1 slice and was nearly full, the 2nd one I could barely finish. Friend mentioned the slices were about 30% smaller than what she got back in Doha.. *gulp*

They also served fountain soft drinks along with the food items.  And as it goes in most malls, you need one of those Food coupon cards [buy a credit card like card, load it up with cash and swipe it across restaurants, recharge if reqd] ...  

Highlights about Sbarro:
1. Veg & non veg pizzas in separate shelves
2. They dont give you a bag unless you ask for one [ bags are charged Rs3 each]
3. No cutlery and so you end up eating it by hand [and you need 2 hands to hold the slice]
4. Quick service

Address:
Sbarro
Forum Vijaya Mall, Arcot Road,
Vadapalani, [opp kamala theater]
Chennai

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Peacock, Bangalore

Hey, do you want to catch up for dinner?

Sure,  suggest a place and tell me when, shall land...

ok, there is this restaurant called "Peacock" on 100ft road, just come over there around 8, i should reach then.

And within seconds, a plan was made...

It took me a little longer than 5mins to find the place and then to spot my friend V, who was err enjoying some retail therapy at Pavers on the ground floor. I vaguely remember there being a Reliance Footprint at that exact place and a Gloria jeans coffee nearby. That night i noticed a transformation had happened in the year or so..  Pavers and another outlet had taken the place of Reliance, while Gloria Jeans had become a small bistro of sorts. We had walk through the place to find a stone staircase leading to Peacock on the 1st floor.

There was an interesting waterfall structure near the path, with an elevator alongside. The entrance into the restaurant  was quite extravagant, dark lighting and swanky furniture, fittings and art. We were shown to a table along a wall, where a plush sofa ran along the length of the wall. The ambiance seemed quite posh...

The waiter {forgot his name, such a darling he was, serving us, making sure we were taken care of} came over and announced there was a Happy Hour deal on Wine. Well, we wasted no time in ordered a glass of Sula white wine.. Umm, the only faux pas of the evening was that my glass of wine had an ice cube floating in it. We squealed on seeing it, and the waiter was quick to replace with another full glass of wine ;)

After catching up on our lives, work and what not, we got down to ordering food. A starter that was paneer tikka that was so soft and filled with flavour. For the main courses-- mine was Lettuce wrapped around stir fried veggies [it was in the salad section, but i decided to try it out] and my friend ordered a Fish sizzler [though she wanted it on an ordinary plate passing up on the smoke filled hot sizzling plate option]

The dishes were divine, starting with the starter to the main dishes..... We did pass up on the dessert as we were fairly stuffed. I did chat with the waiter on the restaurant's background, and if they had presence elsewhere. Apparently its fairly new, and only in Bangalore, but the brand had 2 more eateries in Bangalore- one on the ground floor of the same building- Cream & Crust and the other one was Woodstock [Thanks @Deepakao for this updated information]

We walked out grinning- good food, good company and lovely weather.... Was good meeting my friend who'd recently moved to Bangalore [yes, new job] Here's to exploring new places on every visit to this familiar town...

Ambiance: 8/10
Price: 7/10 [ the meal we had cost Rs1780 incl wine]
Service: 8/10

Address:
Peacock
+91 9686377553, +91 9686377667
57, 100 Feet Road, Indiranagar, Bangalore 

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